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06/18/2026

In a joint letter to the National Science Foundation, which has reportedly been removing these buoys from off the coast of several states, lawmakers called the move “a profound loss for Oregon and the nation.”

The buoys help assess ocean conditions for fishermen, mariners and scientists. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on the National Science Foundation to put them back in the water.

06/17/2026

Senate Bill 315 passed during the 2025 legislative session required the Oregon Department of Education to produce by May 31 a report that outlined how districts are handling attendance policies, best practices for recording and improving student attendance and statutory recommendations that could apply in Oregon.

The proposal from the Oregon Department of Education would “shift from enforcing attendance through prescribed sanctions,” officials explained.

06/17/2026

Oregon lawmakers have approved funding for additional staff in the state Department of Justice to fight corporate monopolies and mergers.

Attorney General Dan Rayfield says the federal government is not doing enough to fight monopolies and mergers.

06/17/2026

A federal directive to alter the scale and power of the American military could reshape the work of the Oregon National Guard.

A federal directive from last year could reduce aircraft for search and rescue operations, close facilities and reassign hundreds of soldiers.

06/17/2026

The Oregon Department of Education sends literacy funds to districts based mostly on enrollment, but in Portland some high- and low-performing schools get the same amount.

Over the past 25 years, nearly two in five Oregon fourth graders and one in five eighth graders have scored “below basic” on the National Assessment of Educational Progress assessment.

06/17/2026

Becky Lange was the kind of person city leaders say Portland needs more of. What can the city learn from her life?

Lange didn’t have a house. She dealt with addiction and other health issues. Her job consisted of digging through garbage. But that’s not what defined her. Those who knew her describe a civic leader, an advocate for overlooked, struggling Portlanders, an artist, and an entrepreneur – the kind ...

06/17/2026

Oregon’s flagship research hospital and medical school on Tuesday sued Oregon Public Broadcasting to prevent the release of records about its firing of a prominent executive four months into his job.

06/17/2026

While there’s been much excitement from soccer fans about what’s happening on the pitch, there hasn’t been as much fanfare about the pitch itself — much of it made with Oregon grass seed.

Grass seed is produced on more than a thousand Oregon farms and while World Cup regulations prevent the identification of which stadiums have our state’s grass seed, it’s been confirmed around 40% of the 16 stadiums do.

06/17/2026

“We are failing in so many ways right now,” one councilor said at the end of a marathon meeting in the Southwest Washington community.

06/16/2026

Layoffs to help close PSU’s budget deficit are still moving forward, but leaders are now considering a new marketing-based initiative to boost enrollment.

Layoffs to help close PSU’s budget deficit are still moving forward. But leaders are now considering a new marketing-based initiative to boost enrollment.